How Cochlear is Helping Implant Users During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The need will grow for ear and hearing care services and related technologies, such as hearing devices, cochlear implants, and others. If these needs are not met, this would be detrimental not only for individuals in terms of social isolation and increased poverty but also for societies as a whole, due to lower productivity.

A number of governments around the world have recognized the importance of mitigating current trends by preventing hearing loss in the first instance. Several factors like growing global population, rising genetic diseases, and infections leading to hearing loss, increasing geriatric population and others are all together driving the increase in hearing loss worldwide.

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Cochlear has designed Remote Check to be a convenient, at-home testing tool that allows people with a Cochlear Nucleus 7 Sound Processor to complete a series of hearing checks from their compatible Apple iOS device using the Nucleus Smart App. The results are then sent remotely to the recipient’s clinic for review by their clinician.

This is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic as it means healthcare providers and hospitals can quickly identify those most in need of audiological care from the safety of their own homes. It was for this reason that the FDA expedited its approval.

Cochlear will begin a controlled release of Remote Check in the United States. After which, it intends to accelerate its release in many countries where regulatory clearance has already been received. This includes Canada, the United Kingdom, and select countries in Western Europe.

The cost of these surgical procedures is comparatively less than in emerging nations as compared to developed countries. According to the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, in 2017, Over 1,050,000+ healthcare travelers visited Malaysia for healthcare purposes. Also, India has witnessed a sudden increase in the number of patients coming to India for Cochlear implant surgery. Patients with hearing defects come to India mainly from the Middle East countries like Oman and Iran and from a few Western world countries.

All these facilities are accessible at affordable prices, making Thailand a preferred destination for cochlear surgery. The cost of surgery, after-care, and sightseeing are available at almost half the price when compared with the cost offered in the US or UK. Thus the low cost of surgeries, advanced technologies with less waiting time for procedures in the region is likely to boost the cochlear surgery and ultimately spur the demand for cochlear implants.

Source: The Insight partners and fool.com